Python Developer

Job Description

This role is responsible for developing end-to-end system features, from user experience to backend code, and deploying those systems across multiple environments. The engineer will provide expertise to the development team using Agile methodologies, modern languages, best practices, cloud technologies, and microservices, ensuring solutions align with current and future architecture and operational environments.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leveraging Scrum methodology to plan and execute tasks within the project Program Increment strategy
• Developing software using Python and shell scripting to interact with internal and external APIs, databases, and services
• Deploying cloud infrastructure using AWS C2S available services within IDL VPC boundaries (OpenSearch, EMR, EC2, Lambdas, etc.)
• Implementing microservices and Kubernetes container orchestration for managed application deployment
• Collaborating with ISSM and networking professionals to ensure data routing and access requirements are met
• Utilizing Python and/or Java in the customer space while deploying code in an automated fashion with Jenkins and GitHub
• Implementing coding best practices including unit testing, code review, and code coverage

Mandatory Skills

• 10 years' experience in software/application development with Python
• Availability for full-time on-site work in Chantilly, VA with core hours of 9am - 3pm
• Python development experience, including FastAPI and SQLAlchemy
• Familiarity with Linux operating systems
• Experience with Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, etc.)
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins and GitHub
• Understanding of how to build and run containerized applications (Docker, Helm)
• Familiarity with, or working understanding of big data search tools (Airflow, PySpark, Trino, OpenSearch, Elastic, etc.)

Desired Skills

• Docker
• Jenkins
• Hadoop/Spark
• Kibana
• Kafka
• NiFi
• ElasticSearch